King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2669
Transliteration: kataponeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-on-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wear down
Meaning: to wear down
καταπονέω, καταπόνω: present passive participle καταπονουμενος; properly, to tire down with toil, exhaust with labor; hence, to afflict or oppress with evils; to make trouble for; to treat roughly: τινα, in passive, Acts 7:24; 2 Peter 2:7 (R. V. sore distressed). (3Macc. 2:2, 13; Hippocrates, Theophrastus, Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Aelian, others.)
Word Summary
kataponeō: to wear down
Original Word: καταπονέωTransliteration: kataponeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-on-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wear down
Meaning: to wear down
Strong's Concordance
oppress, vex. From kata and a derivative of ponos; to labor down, i.e. Wear with toil (figuratively, harass) -- oppress, vex.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK ponos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2669: καταπονέωκαταπονέω, καταπόνω: present passive participle καταπονουμενος; properly, to tire down with toil, exhaust with labor; hence, to afflict or oppress with evils; to make trouble for; to treat roughly: τινα, in passive, Acts 7:24; 2 Peter 2:7 (R. V. sore distressed). (3Macc. 2:2, 13; Hippocrates, Theophrastus, Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Aelian, others.)